Laundry Conundrum
I have a laundry conundrum - opinions sought
As well as being CEO of Goldeneye inc I am also head of the laundry and hygiene department.
This is a role I believed I fulfilled with due efficacy, up until the other day !
Being a sensitive soul, both in terms of nature and skin, I naturally use copious amounts of fabric conditioner.
I put this in the conditioner section of the washing machine at the same time as the powder and press go, AEG then takes care of the rest.
I have now been told this is wrong! I should open the draw whilst the machine is in operation and add the conditioner at the correct part of the cycle.
Is this correct? if so how many bother?
Have I been doing it wrong all these years?
Am I the typical useless male?
I need help and advice as this could be the first time I have been wrong 
Jordan said,
September 27, 2006 @ 3:28 pm
Probably not the first time you’re wrong, you are a man!!
Put it in at the start, less hassle and you don’t have to get up again till it’s finished.
Wanted Dead or Alive £2.95. I bought the Pete Burns Album for less than that!
Rod said,
September 27, 2006 @ 3:52 pm
Jordan
thanks for taking the time to comment, greatly appreciated and I hope you return to comment again.
Pleased to see you agree with me.
RE Pete Burns, I resist the temptation to make a crushing pun about washing machines and You Spin Me Round
Regards
Rod
Witches of Eastwick said,
September 27, 2006 @ 4:38 pm
Dear Rod
1. I doubt it. None
2. Read the instruction manual, always helps.
3. Yes
4. Unusual for any man to ask for help (directions etc) and if being wrong is a first, then we all agree you are unique amongst your kind.
The Witches gave up using conditioner long ago and haven’t missed it. Mind you a friend of ours is currently experiencing difficulties with his trousers. Perhaps he too is using an abundance of conditioner which in turn is causing ‘baggy’ waistband syndrome. Violent trouser shrinkage might cause them to become shorts and we happen to know he has an aversion to those. We must find a solution before the unthinkable happens and suggest he contacts The Great Rodini (Ret’d), who may consider parting with his best show biz braces, at a price no doubt.
Keep up the domestic work Rod, women everywhere will salute you! WoE
Jordan said,
September 27, 2006 @ 4:49 pm
Get a cleaner, more time for fine wine and cigars.
Solves Car wash problem also, make sure she wears bikini aka Jessica Simpson, possible look-a-like also (Paris Hilton, no way man!!), all problems solved, sorted!
Next conundrum, please!
Rod said,
September 27, 2006 @ 5:09 pm
WoE,
thank you for reminding me of my recent trouser problem. I should point out, for those unfamiliar, that this loose trouser syndrome is the result of a very commendable 30inch waist.
You should also be grateful that you witnessed only a mild version of the falling trousers.
The full version can lead to even more washing ! I will say no more !!!!
Rod said,
September 27, 2006 @ 5:14 pm
Jordan
I did employ a maid but she resigned when the uniform I ordered for her arrived
As to the carwash babes, watching a fuzzy video clip was distressing enough, imagine seeing the real thing at my advanced stage of life it could bring about an early end!
Mind you what a way to go - it would make a great final picture on this site
RIP Goldeneye
Seen here with Jessica and Paris
Rod said,
September 27, 2006 @ 6:56 pm
I’ll be expecting a comment from someone in particular
Little Brother said,
September 27, 2006 @ 10:36 pm
Dear Witches,
Big Brother may have a 30″ waist but I’ve got a 30″ inside leg! Despite the ribbing during my early schooldays (renditions of Jake the Peg was a particular favourite) and the sixth form boys using me as a human cricket wicket I have now managed to hide the abnormality thanks to some sticking plaster and a flight sock-now I get sympathy for a club foot!
Thonged Chick said,
September 27, 2006 @ 10:46 pm
Hot Rod!!!
fabric softner should always be put in the machine towards the end of the cycle, before the final rinse and spin, for optimum fragrance and softness next to your delicate skin, never rub into your body, as this could lead to some very distressing situations! re.loose trouser syndrome. buy a 30 waist or always be thinking about your computer room decoration, red is a good colour, or black, or maybe both!!
TC
Rod said,
September 28, 2006 @ 8:41 am
Tracky,
I note the use of ‘optimum’ possibly this is the key. Doing it properly or being a slacker. Possibly this site attracts slackers, hence the disparity.
I have to be very careful what I rub into my body lest I have an extreme reaction - certainly something to avoid in my dotage!
Re buying 30′ waist - easier said than done in Grimsby, it may be easier just to put some weight on.
I have to ration my red/black thoughts otherwise I go dizzy and need glucose tablets.
Regards
Luke Warm Rod
Witches of Eastwick said,
September 28, 2006 @ 10:09 am
Dear Little Brother
Perhaps you should consider joining us in our Body Image sessions on a Tuesday with the Rev. Rod? Yes, we too have been overly blessed by Mother Nature and with his help, now strut with confidence. We did feel that his insistence we all wear white cheese cloth gowns and wade into our local river, a little unnecessary. Especially when we were expected to wash his laundry with only river boulders and a large bar of Marseille soap (kind to sensitive skin and the environment). This did not however, have the desired effect of the previously mentioned ’shrinkage’ sadly and the Rev was last seen clutching his waistband under his armpits … not a look that is likely to catch on here. His title of fashion icon is now looking dubious. Don’t worry about navigation …. you’ll hear the singing and be strangely drawn. WoE
Rod said,
September 28, 2006 @ 10:14 am
Class Act !